{"id":134587,"date":"2023-09-03T01:45:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-03T01:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-154854"},"modified":"2023-09-03T01:45:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T01:45:00","slug":"nintendo-looks-to-be-updating-its-smash-bros-amiibo-packaging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2023\/09\/03\/nintendo-looks-to-be-updating-its-smash-bros-amiibo-packaging\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo Looks To Be Updating Its Smash Bros. amiibo Packaging"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/f636de4bcce68\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/f636de4bcce68\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Super Smash Bros. Ultimate\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/f636de4bcce68\/super-smash-bros-ultimate.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTA3Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/f636de4bcce68\/super-smash-bros-ultimate.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Super Smash Bros. Ultimate\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nintendo&#8217;s amiibo line might not be quite as busy as it once was, but there are still new figurines arriving on a regular basis.<\/p>\n<p>With this in mind, there are reports of updated packaging for Nintendo&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/super_smash_bros_ultimate\">Super Smash Bros. Ultimate<\/a> amiibo series. A recent post from a Famiboards forum member shared some photos of the new look.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s got quite a lot of attention online because there&#8217;s supposedly &#8220;no mention&#8221; of the Switch or other compatible platforms on the back of the box:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Famiboards user Ajimi:<\/strong> &#8220;I work at retail in France, and today we received &#8220;new&#8221; Smash amiibos (Link, Luigi and DK so far). They are the same as before, but the back of the box is different, a lot more neutral (no pictures and no mention of a specific game or console).&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/amiiboalerts\/status\/1698108876888117616 @ 2023-09-03T02:04:50+01:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"tl\" dir=\"ltr\">new amiibo box art vs old amiibo box art (rear) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5lMsULFAsY\">pic.twitter.com\/5lMsULFAsY<\/a><\/span>\u2014 amiibo Alerts (@amiiboAlerts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amiiboAlerts\/status\/1698108876888117616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 2, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>As noted by <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amiiboAlerts\/status\/1698108876888117616\">amiibo Alerts<\/a> in the social media post above, the new box on the left now just mentions how amiibo can be used with &#8220;compatible software&#8221;, whereas the old one actually showed all compatible platforms as well as some information about the game.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s already been some speculation Nintendo could be &#8220;future proofing&#8221; its amiibo line. There could also be many other reasons behind a possible update, and it&#8217;s worth noting Nintendo no longer sells or really supports the 3DS and Wii U &#8211; so there&#8217;s that to consider as well.<\/p>\n<p>This same design has been spotted in other regions as well as previously highlighted by <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmiiboNews\/status\/1692522113360425183\">Amiibo News<\/a> on social media:<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/amiibonews\/status\/1692522113360425183 @ 2023-09-03T07:30:33+01:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Looks like Europe, Australia, and New Zealand are getting the new generic amiibo boxes as well. This is from a Rosalina re-print posted by u\/ironicdummy on r\/amiibo. <\/p>\n<p>The text on the back does not feature a US or Canadian website, for what it\u2019s worth.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cJzdIFtYtt\">https:\/\/t.co\/cJzdIFtYtt<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/STKok8bogh\">pic.twitter.com\/STKok8bogh<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span>\u2014 Amiibo News (@AmiiboNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmiiboNews\/status\/1692522113360425183?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 18, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch\/related-articles:143676 @ 2023-09-04T02:09:08+01:00 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p>If we hear anything else, we&#8217;ll let you know. Have you come across this new amiibo packaging? <em>Tell us in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Nintendo Life Nintendo&#8217;s amiibo line might not be quite as busy as it once was, but there are still new figurines arriving on a regular basis. With this in mind, there are reports of updated packaging for Nintendo&#8217;s Super Smash Bros. Ultimate amiibo series. 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